$.fn.fadeOthers = function(){ 
    var base = this;
    base.selector = $(this).selector;    
    base.init = function() {
      base.opacity = {
        normal: round(this.css('opacity'), 2), 
        hover: round(getRuleStyle(base.selector + ':hover'),2), 
        nothover: round(getRuleStyle(base.selector + '.nothover'), 2)
      };
      base.hover(base.appears, base.disappears);
    }
    
    base.appears = function() { 
      $(this).stop().animate({
        opacity: base.opacity.hover
      }, 'normal');
      base.not($(this)).stop().animate({
        opacity: base.opacity.nothover
      }, 'normal');
    }
    
    base.disappears = function() {
      base.stop().animate({
        opacity: base.opacity.normal
      }, 'normal');       
    }
    
    base.init();    
    return base;   
  };